Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-21
PHASES OF HUMAN CHARACTER
Selfish People Whom We Meet Every Day

selfish People whom W. Meet Every Day
and I,srywhere-Lnrk OF Courtesy.
There are some people who live in this
world as a cucumber grows IN a garden
They cling to their own vine and serve
EC higher end than rntnndity and relish
Taeir are others who live in the world
as surIneI breeze lives III a meadow;
they :irG cat all the hidden flowers and
se: tie ;,rigmps flNing. There are 9th
G- VII Nv a> the sea lives in she'll
the:r 'xi-'enc- Is un!hing Tut Sigh.
There az cthrr> " lr live as the fire lives
in a diamond: they are all sparLl" And
there are others. and they outnumber all
the rest. who liv. Il, Il blind mole lives in
the soil; they s.c nothing. feel nothing
suffer and enjoy a little now and then,
perhaps. but krow nothing TO all eter-
nifty. Such people walk through life as
the mole walks through the glory of n
summer day. or burrows beneath the
dazzle of Il winter storm. Their only in
ter'>t l. IN the question. 'Wherewith
shall we bC clothed. and wha; shall we
have to eat" Life To- them is merely
:attening process. They remind one of
I1iL' asti Il GUILTY. tHll t,i-1il'IIoN
brings the shamblcs and the butcher
az. but in the serene content of well
filed stall and full stomach, they take
no thought Of the future.
We meet such people every day and
everywhere. On the streets they may
Zee brute tyrarnizing over helpless
beast OF burden. or "A mother ~ yankinE
a sobhing child along 10y the arm, as full
of ugiin.~S herself as a thundercloud is
If electricity, or a man following an in
nCcent young girl with the devil in his
heart, or a big boy tyrannizing over \
smaller one; and they pass it all by as IL
differently as the mole would sneak across
battle field the morning after battle.
They have too much to do themselves to
waste time in remedying other peoples
grievances. They think too much of per
sonal reputation To involve themselves in
an alteration with deiilers of the inno-
cent, and tranplers of the weak. They
are too respectable to get mixed up IN
brawls. even if the disturbance is brought
about by the devils own drummers look
ing up recruits among the championlcss
and defenseless working girls. or the
"a
great city.
We meet them travelling through the
mountains or lettering by the sea. Their
OILY Use for mountains is that they may
carve their precious initials ON the high
est peaks. pick wintergrcens and blue
berries. and display ilcir fashionable
suits and striped stockings. They look
upon tie sra Us a bis bathing tank. and
the sky. with all its spiendor of cloud and
It's glory OF sunrise and sunset, as n
barometer To forecast the weather We
meet them in busines, relations, and they
never believe that courtesy and business
can 20 together. A merchant in his of
flee or a lady in her parlor will buntlv
refuse 10 buy of a worn ont. discouraged
heart sick book agent. ignoring the fact
that smile accompanying even a refusal,
acts like spoonful of sugar in bitter tea.
and costs less. Even lady clerk, be-
hind a counter. will he haughty and un-
accommodating and insolent to the
woman who comes To buy. forSetful tial
IA customer will 50 long distance ont of
her way TO dead with polite and well
hammered clerk, and that. like honesty.
politcness Is ever the best policy. And.
on the other hand, Il woman SHOPPER will
b; whimsical and cap;ioua and trying.
forgetting that tine girl who serves her
nas human blood in her veins. and often
carries troubled heart behind her smile.
or her frown.-.'A Amber in Chicago
Journal.